Local authority · E06000031

Peterborough

In use

Peterborough is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code: E06000031
Kind: Local authority
Area: 342 km²
Population: 223,655Mid-2024 estimate
In use: 2011 to now

Where it sits

RegionEast of England

Ceremonial countyCambridgeshire

Grouping of councilsPeterborough

CountryEngland

What it contains

121 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries

30 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Ailsworth
Bainton
Barnack
Borough Fen
Bretton
Castor
Deeping Gate
Etton
Eye
Glinton
Hampton Hargate and Vale
Helpston
Marholm
Maxey
Newborough
Northborough
Orton Longueville
Orton Waterville
Peakirk
Peterborough, unparished area
Southorpe
St. Martin's Without
Sutton
Thorney
Thornhaugh
Ufford
Upton
Wansford
Wittering
Wothorpe

22 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries

Neighbours

5 local authorities share a border with Peterborough, longest border first.

Data published for it

37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Peterborough itself.

Adult social care activity in England2025
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England2025
Air Quality2024
Attainment 8 Gap2025
Broadband Coverage2025
Car Availability2021
Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
Claimant Count2026
Council Tax levels in England2026
Crime2026
Ethnicity2021
EU Referendum Results2016
Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
Housing supply: net additional dwellings2025
Income2025
Indices of Multiple Deprivation2025
Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
Land Area2024
Life Expectancy2024
Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing2026
Mobile Coverage2025
NHS Waiting Times2026
Planning applications in England2026
Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
Qualifications2021
Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
School Performance (KS4)2025
Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
Temporary Accommodation2026
Travel to Work2021
UK business: activity, size and location2025
Unemployment2021
Workplace income2025

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031
Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031/geometry?tier=medium
Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031/history
What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031/parents
What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031/children
Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031/neighbours
What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000031?include=capabilities